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Published: 07/2/10

New Report: 125,000 Jobs Were Cut in June

By  not in system - AOL News
New Report: 125,000 Jobs Were Cut in June

WASHINGTON (July 2) -- A wave of census layoffs cut the nation's payrolls in June for the first time in six months, while private employers added a modest number of jobs. The unemployment rate dipped to 9.5 percent, its lowest level in almost a year. Employers cut 125,000 jobs last month, the most since October, the Labor Department said Friday. The loss was driven by the end of 225,000 temporary census jobs. Businesses added a net total of 83,000 workers, an improvement from May. But that's also below March and April totals. The report reinforces concerns that the recovery is ...

Published: 02/23/10

Hope Sinks: The Emotional Toll of Unemployment

By  Joseph Schuman - AOL News
Hope Sinks: The Emotional Toll of Unemployment

(Feb. 23) -- More Americans are giving up hope they can find full-time work amid the persistently ailing U.S. jobs market, and that spells trouble for the very economic recovery that could help them. Three surveys out Tuesday show consumer sentiment is down starkly from just a month ago thanks to job worries and illustrate the toll underemployment is taking on the economy: More consumer worry usually equals less spending. A Gallup Poll of 20,000 adults in the U.S. work force indicated nearly 20 percent were working part time in January because they couldn't find a full-time job or had no ...

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